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Fifth Session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5) to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA)

14-18 May 2012 | La Rochelle, France
Highlights for Monday, 14 May 2012
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Harbor outside the AEWA MOP 5 venue.

AEWA MOP5The fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5) to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) convened for its first day in La Rochelle, France, on Monday, 14 May 2012, under the theme of “Migratory waterbirds and people - sharing wetlands.”

During the morning plenary, delegates heard opening addresses by: Sabrina Laconi, Deputy Mayor of La Rochelle; Beatrice Abollivier, Prefect of Charente-Maritime; Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); and Jean-Pierre Thébault, Ambassador for the Environment, France. Participants also witnessed the 2012 AEWA Waterbird Conservation Awards Ceremony. The awards recognize individuals and institutions for contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of waterbirds. Delegates also heard a keynote address by Bart Ebbinge, Chair of the Goose Specialist Group, on managing increasing goose populations.

Delegates then considered organizational matters: they elected officers, adopted the agenda and work programme, established a credentials committee, and admitted observers.

During the afternoon, delegates heard opening statements, considered outcomes of the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) relevant to AEWA, discussed implementation of the AEWA Strategic Plan, and addressed National Reports and Online Reporting Processes.

In the evening, delegates attended a reception hosted by the French Ministry of Sustainable Development.


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Opening of the Meeting
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L-R: Elizabeth Mrema, CMS Executive Secretary; Sabrina Laconi, Deputy Mayor of La Rochelle, France; Jean-Pierre Thébault, Ambassador for the Environment, France; Béatrice Abollivier, Prefect of Charente-Maritime, France; and Marco Barbieri, UNEP/AEWA Acting Executive Secretary.
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Sabrina Laconi, Deputy Mayor of La Rochelle, France
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Béatrice Abollivier, Prefect of Charente-Maritime, France
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Marco Barbieri, UNEP/AEWA Acting Executive Secretary
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Elizabeth Mrema, CMS Executive Secretary
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Jean-Pierre Thébault, Ambassador for the Environment, France
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Opening plenary for AEWA MOP 5
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Video message from Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director.
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Raptors MoU
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Nick Williams, Programme Officer, Interim Coordinating Unit for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia (Raptors MoU) of the CMS.
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Jean-Pierre Thébault, Ambassador for the Environment, France, signing the Raptors MoU of the CMS.
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Nick Williams (L), Programme Officer, Interim Coordinating Unit for the Raptors MoU of the CMS with Jean-Pierre Thébault (R), Ambassador for the Environment, France.
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Nick Davidson (L), Deputy Secretary General, Ramsar, and Bert Lenten (R), CMS Deputy Executive Secretary, signed a new MoU between the Ramsar Convention and the CMS to “update, renew and refocus” their already-existing collaboration.
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AEWA Waterbird Conservation Awards Ceremony
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Øystein Størkersen (R), AEWA Standing Committee Chair, presented the Individual Category award to the late Brooks Childress. Sandra Childress (L) accepted the award on his behalf.
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The International Wader Study Group was chosen for the Institutional Category, and the award was accepted on behalf of the Group by its General Secretary Gregor Scheiffarth.
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Bart Ebbinge, Chair of the Goose Specialist Group coordinated by the IUCN Special Survival Commission and Wetlands International, delivered a keynote address.
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Paul Delduc, AEWA MOP 5 Chair, France
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Afternoon Plenary
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Félicien Jöel Bodinga, Gabon
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Dazia Kondzatyeva, the Russian Federation
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Elizabeth Mrema, CMS Executive Secretary
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Sergey Dereliev, AEWA Secretariat
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Gerhard Adams, Germany
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Okoumassou Kotchikpa, Togo
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Florian Keil, AEWA Secretariat
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Szabolcs Nagy, Wetlands International
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Around the Meeting
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A certain intimacy at snack time.
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The reflective harbor outside the venue.
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IISD RS resources
*IISD RS coverage of the Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), 19-25 November 2011, Bergen, Norway
*IISD RS coverage of CMS COP 9, 1-5 December 2008, UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters, Rome, Italy
*IISD RS coverage of AEWA MOP4, 15-19 September 2008, Antananarivo, Madagascar
*IISD RS coverage of CMS COP 8, 20-25 November 2005, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya
*IISD RS coverage of CMS COP 7 and AEWA MOP2, 18-24 September 2002, Bonn, Germany
*IISD RS archive of meetings on biodiversity
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*Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
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